Animals

October 8, 2022

Feisty Jack Russell Terrier Uses “Ninja Moves” To Save Owner From a Bear Attack

Dogs really are our best friends. And sometimes, they can even save our lives. No one knows this better than Susan Lee, whose brave and feisty Jack Russell terrier stood up to a black bear with some “ninja moves” after the giant creature threatened her while she was out walking. The 61-year-old was on the trails of her property in Stafford, Vermont, with her two dogs, a labradoodle and our hero, a Jack Russell terrier.

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October 6, 2022

Giraffe Delights Everyone at the Zoo by Giving Birth to Her Baby in Front of Visitors

Bringing new life into the world is a wondrous experience that is often an intimate event, but sometimes things go unexpectedly. The Virginia Zoo recently had a birth with an audience that was not expecting it and a baby giraffe was born right in front of their eyes. Imara, a Masai giraffe, gave birth to her brand new baby in September, giving the visitors to the zoo that day a special once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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September 26, 2022

Whale Rescued by Divers Becomes a Tragic Lesson About the Realities of Illegal Drift Nets

Drift nets have been illegal for three decades, but some fisheries still use them with deadly consequences. Known as a “wall of death,” these nets are very efficient in scooping up fish. But, by their very nature, they entangle any species they come upon. In 1992, the United Nations banned the use of drift nets in international waters, but a story out of Spain shows that they are still being used even today.

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